The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-12-14
New Books.


'Gates Between by Elizabeth Stuart
'hrlpS. This writer gets your attention
nd holds II in a firm gasp. In the sksi=
III grouping aud rich colornS al the .
.r,ue> she 81 frrsngly depicts, our beauty .
owing nature rcYel, with ever increasing
lelght. Gates Between il, written in .
| clear, forcihle style. \ physician, Is .
herald Ihnrue by name who, ~ close at /
IGNITION 10 his profession with master
full way of his own has secured wealth /
and fame Worldly and self sufficient he
,aNs of himself 1t had begun Ia be
easy, IN my day, to make mock ut rany
dear and delicate beliefs not lhu>r alone
W ich pertain to thu life eternal, but
shuse belonging 10 the life below The
one followed from the other perhaps.
"lf there were any one form Of the uul-
sersal delusion more than all others gone
out in the dlyN Of which | speak. 1t was
the dear, old-fa,hioucd delirlum called
20, M al first sight. Nds never exactly
Il >coticr, but had mOckcd AT this fable
as other men Of my sorl mock Ihe llr
meets a lovely woman, radiant WITH health
and beauty. aud after brief, blisstul He-
quain,auCe lie wo the stately Helen
alter this quaint fashion. II wish
knew, said, Why you have not mar
rirdl / WISH YOU thought nc worthy 10
know The whole world IL gilt know
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look And /. then, as the most uH-
worthy part %, Il: for my heart sunk II
the terms upon which | wa, admitted 10
the answer. have lever seen any man
whom wished Ia marry, have no other
reason. Nor l., l said, "a woman. -
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wa, such Us to cause her PROV. But he
had never addressed her with actual
rouuhueSs until one night coming home
tired and out Of sorts. hurried with pro-
fe,siona work yet to he Accomplished he
approaches his wife. SHE was sitting
in the library when came in that even.
i'm 1t was a warm, red library. with
heavy curtains aud AN open hre-a deep
room that absorbed color | fancicd the
room, and it was my wifc's pleasure to
await me in it with the child each even
ine. at the earliest hour when might. by
any chance. be expected lame. She
could do nothing when she cNa, cted me.
Although three years marri,u. ne could
not read, or write, or play " en- she was
listening for my step. VIXEN had
come to her | found that tls child was
not with her a. usual. Sha va, sitting
alone hy the library table. uLOci the drop.
lipht which held Il Shade of red lace.
She had Il gown of white wool trimmed
with crmiuc. q costume which gave me
pleasure She regarded my ttsie in dress
n, lelicalcly and dc!igAtctly q. she die
every other wish or viii of mine llel
face. wore an anNiou. look aS .ha turnco
the ilur contour OF her head lDWHIt
ne. oh, she cried, at last Thi>
picture /, succeeded by her husband : i'm
patience and more, for he utter, cruel
bitter words; reproaches her FOL heI
anxiety in regard 10 their child vino. al
though slightly i'll, he does not consider
needing treatment. Then with long re
cital of hi, own cares and worries he up
braid, her for her want of consideration
lie take, leave of her and the child in thi
same hurried fashion As he i, about u
enter hi- carriage lie turns, aud catching
sight of hi. wifcs gricyed face h. take,
Il Step 10 go back, but hi, hor-e starts
and to save the carriage from being OVER
turned, he soizes the rein, aud attempt
to control She franiicanmal. When thi
becomes an hnpo>sibility and he feels il,
i. lost with terrible distuctne-s come
10 his mind hi. favorite phra-r, II an
driven to death" This story increase
! in power and we are impelled to 7. al ol
and on to the close. The power Of low
sweet and pure, is here drawn with